Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for November 2023
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
a year ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of November.
Summary Of Changes
Wiktopher, drew some new art(Mastodon), finalized a few translations(Mastodon), and released it the project on Itchio!
Thousand Rooms, translated the...
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Homer, Heracles, and Virgil
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Homer, Heracles, and Virgil
TheCollector
When Was the First Crusade?
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for July
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
over a year ago
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of July. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Adelie, added image maps, animation controls, and wrote a guide....
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Gender Identity & Incidents That Scandalized Shakespeare’s London
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Who Was Dorothy Day? The Radical Life of a Catholic Anarchist
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How Did Clara Peeters Transform Still-Life Painting?
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What Language Did the Ancient Romans Speak?
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Flashbak
Moe’s Photos of Jacob Riis House On New York City’s Lower East Side 1977-1983
In 1977, Moe a resident of the Jacob Riis Houses decided to capture his neighborhood from East 10th...
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In 1977, Moe a resident of the Jacob Riis Houses decided to capture his neighborhood from East 10th Street to East 12th Street on Avenue D, Lower East Side, New York City, writes Efrain ‘Kid Love’ Rodriguez. The Summer was hot, the Son of Sam was terrorizing the streets of New...
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Before Banksy: London Graffiti in the 1980s
It’s not all Banksy. In the 1980s, graffiti in London was less well organised and loved by all the...
a year ago
It’s not all Banksy. In the 1980s, graffiti in London was less well organised and loved by all the right people. Most of of it got washed off walls or knocked down as the buildings it decorated made way for flats. Most of it wasn’t all that good. And because London graffiti was a...
TheCollector
Maurizio Cattelan’s Duct-Taped Banana Auctioned for $6 Million
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Pastel Purchased For $1,000 Identified as Lost Degas
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Tiberius: The Reluctant Emperor of Rome
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Trying to Understand...
The Coming Of Neo-Tribalism.
Of honour, gangsters, nomadic tribes and of course identity politics.
6 months ago
Of honour, gangsters, nomadic tribes and of course identity politics.
TheCollector
Great or the Greatest? F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby
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Celtic Art: A Brief Introduction
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Dreams of Space -...
Beyond Mars (1960)
Here is the last book in the "space quartet", Beyond Mars. It takes a large survey of the next steps...
a year ago
Here is the last book in the "space quartet", Beyond Mars. It takes a large survey of the next steps in space including: solar sailing, travel to Saturn via long distance trips to the outer solar system, multi-year hibernation travel, hydroponics, and visiting other solar...
TheCollector
Who Were the Wright Brothers?
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6 Magical Realists to Read after Borges
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Bananas & Brutality: The Twisted History of United Fruit
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Vintage T-Shirt Slogans To Offend And Amuse
When we first hailed the glorious 1970s T-Shirt, you wrote in wanting to know if those...
9 months ago
When we first hailed the glorious 1970s T-Shirt, you wrote in wanting to know if those iron-on-transfers were still available, like the ones sold in magazines that told us to Nuke the Whales. Retro is all the rage, as is what when Malcolm McLaren was repackaging Chucky Berry on a...
Global Inequality...
Before the police arrives: Bookstores on Saturdays
I always loved Saturdays. When I was a college student, quite improbably, my parents decided that I...
10 months ago
I always loved Saturdays. When I was a college student, quite improbably, my parents decided that I would be a “technical executor” of our family’s monthly budget. My family was part of the red bourgeoisie and we had enough, and probably more than enough, for a comfortable life;...
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A History Lover’s Guide to Tokyo
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CrimethInc.
History Repeats Itself: First as Farce, Then as Tragedy : Why the Democrats Are Responsible for...
Donald Trump has won the 2024 presidential election. That means that we will have to fight many of...
a month ago
Donald Trump has won the 2024 presidential election. That means that we will have to fight many of the battles of 2017-2020 all over again. But first, in order to understand the scale of what we’re up against, let’s look at how we got here.
The Hot Potato Changes Hands Again
We...
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10 Historic Small Towns in the Rockies You Should Visit
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First Nations of the Canadian Plateau: A Brief History
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Big Hair & True Love in 1980s Kentucky
For over a decade in the 1980s and 1990s Richard Bram photographed people at the Kentucky Derby...
2 months ago
For over a decade in the 1980s and 1990s Richard Bram photographed people at the Kentucky Derby Festival in Louisville, an annual two-week event preceding the first Saturday in May, the day of the Kentucky Derby horse race. It was all about the gigantic hair. You can see his...
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History of Hollywood in the 1980s-1990s: Everything You Need to Know
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Sufism in the Ottoman Balkans
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Why Visit Aqaba? Jordan’s City of Contrasts
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Dune and Greek Mythology: What’s in Common?
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Was Catherine of Aragon the Wife King Henry Loved Most?
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Who Was Tertullian?
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What Would a Day in the Public Baths of Ancient Rome Look Like?
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What is the Eye of Ra?
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What Is the Single Most Valuable Artwork in the World?
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Stonehenge Defenders Got Their Day at Court
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How Did the Tudors Celebrate Christmas?
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Andrew Jackson’s Early Life: Lawyer, Slave Trader, & Military Hero
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Who Were the Most Famous Symbolists?
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The African Mask: From Worthless to Priceless
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What Happened at the Constitutional Convention of 1787?
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Fra Angelico’s Theology & Aesthetics in 3 Extraordinary Paintings
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The Night of the Long Knives: How the Nazis Purged the SA
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Gala Dalí: Salvador Dali’s Mysterious Muse
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What Were the Most Controversial Suffragette Protests?
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Petra and Passports
a year ago
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Viking Ship Technology: Daring and Dangerous Innovations
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Sufism in South and South East Asia
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The Months: Gardens of Art by Eugène Grasset
In 1894, Eugène Grasset (25 May 1845 – 23 October 1917) received a commission from the French...
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In 1894, Eugène Grasset (25 May 1845 – 23 October 1917) received a commission from the French department store La Belle Jardinière to create 12 original works of art to be used as a calendar. Grasset’s woodcuts show women in fashionable costumes of the period each bearing a sign...
TheCollector
4 Controversial Films: What Horrifies Movie Critics?
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Constantine Replica Statue Lands in Rome
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7 Wars That Nearly Happened (But Didn’t)
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Res Obscura
Why drug history?
Drugs and spices play an outsized role in world history — but it's often a hidden one
10 months ago
Drugs and spices play an outsized role in world history — but it's often a hidden one
TheCollector
Top Aces of World War II: 7 Talented Fighter Pilots
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History Today Feed
How ASEAN Lost its Way
How ASEAN Lost its Way
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How ASEAN Lost its Way
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TheCollector
11 Facts About The Unique State of Maine
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Mobutu Sese Seko: The Rise and Fall of Congo’s Infamous Dictator
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What Are the Most Noteworthy Museums in Amsterdam?
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Medieval Anglo-French Wars (1076-1453): A Brief History
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Hundred Rabbits
an island to oneself
Traveling to New Zealand, after a year of unknown, was a great comfort to us. There are a few things...
over a year ago
Traveling to New Zealand, after a year of unknown, was a great comfort to us. There are a few things Devine and I were really looking forward to, like a good latte, craft beer, a fresh food market and a bulk food store. I found a city that checked all of the boxes.
Many of the...
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for October
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
over a year ago
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of October. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
TinyBASIC, implemented TinyBASIC in Uxntal.
Left, added a...
TheCollector
Colombian President in Search for a Long-Lost Treasure
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Blindspots and Biographies
a year ago
Blindspots and Biographies
Open Culture
Richard Feynman Enthusiastically Explains How to Think Like a Physicist in His Series Fun to Imagine...
“It’s interesting that some people find science so easy, and others find it kind of dull and...
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“It’s interesting that some people find science so easy, and others find it kind of dull and difficult,” says Richard Feynman at the beginning of his 1983 BBC series Fun to Imagine. “One of the things that makes it very difficult is that it takes a lot of imagination. It’s very...
TheCollector
What Was the Importance of Caesarea in Christianity?
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Three Men Convicted of Stealing Ming Dynasty Vase
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weird medieval guys
Why medieval artists drew ancient Romans in medieval clothes
Or, how the French stole Julius Caesar in 1200 AD
a year ago
Or, how the French stole Julius Caesar in 1200 AD
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42 Various Apocalyptic Scenes from Raphael’s Prophetic Messenger of Astrology (1827–61)
The future is portrayed as dramatic, dangerous and dynamic in these visions published in the...
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The future is portrayed as dramatic, dangerous and dynamic in these visions published in the astrological magazine The Prophetic Messenger (1827 to 1861). More commonly known as Raphael’s Almanac in a nod to the Jewish archangel Raphael, the name was used a nom de plume by a...
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A History of the United States Supreme Court
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How Did Our Lady of Guadalupe Become Mexico’s Patroness?
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Who Were the Toughest Women in the Old West?
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10 Small but Historic Countries You Didn’t Know About
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Battle at Chosin Reservoir: Turning Point in the Korean War
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What Was Robert Mapplethorpe Inspired By?
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3 Key Ideas in Environmental Ethics
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In the Night Garden: The Magical World of George Shiras
George Shiras (1859 – 1942) began photographing in 1889, and was the first to use camera traps and...
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George Shiras (1859 – 1942) began photographing in 1889, and was the first to use camera traps and flash photography when photographing animals. Shiras, a lawyer who became a politician, borrowed a hunting technique he learned from the Ojibwa tribe called jacklighting, when fire...
TheCollector
Stained Glass Sold At Sotheby’s is Stolen From Notre Dame?
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Is Oedipus Rex the Mother of All Drama?
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René Descartes’ Legacy: The Persistence of Mind-Body Dualism
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The World's First Computer
The Antikythera Mechanism
10 months ago
The Antikythera Mechanism
History Today Feed
The US Treasury’s Money Laundering Machine
The US Treasury’s Money Laundering Machine
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Wed, 03/20/2024 - 10:20
9 months ago
The US Treasury’s Money Laundering Machine
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Wed, 03/20/2024 - 10:20
TheCollector
A Greek Hoplite’s Day in Ancient Greece: A Spear of Greece
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CrimethInc.
Georgia: The Firework Protests : A Report and Video Footage from the Streets of Tbilisi
Tuesday, December 3 marked the sixth consecutive night of clashes between police and anti-government...
2 weeks ago
Tuesday, December 3 marked the sixth consecutive night of clashes between police and anti-government protesters in Tbilisi, the capital of Georgia. We offer the following short report and video footage courtesy of Georgian anarchists.
The demonstrators are responding to the...
History Today Feed
The Women who Forged Medieval England
The Women who Forged Medieval England
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Thu, 09/05/2024 - 00:00
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The Women who Forged Medieval England
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Thu, 09/05/2024 - 00:00
TheCollector
Norman Lear’s Collection to Sell at Christie’s
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When Did the Anglo-Saxon Invasion of Britain Really Begin?
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Was Honorius’ Letter Really Sent to Britain?
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Dreams of Space -...
Техника Молодежи (Youth Technology) Issue 4 (1973 )
“ХОРОВОД КОСМИЧЕСКИХ ЛАБОРАТОРИЙ ‘Round Dance of Space Laboratories’
A re-run from a few years ago....
a year ago
“ХОРОВОД КОСМИЧЕСКИХ ЛАБОРАТОРИЙ ‘Round Dance of Space Laboratories’
A re-run from a few years ago. I really like this 1973 issue of Youth Technology. The issue was dedicated to Soviet past and future in space. It has some great illustration of what they had done and what they...
TheCollector
5 Influential African Leaders of the 20th Century
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History Today Feed
Books of the Year 2024: Part 1
Books of the Year 2024: Part 1
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Thu, 11/28/2024 - 09:32
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Books of the Year 2024: Part 1
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TheCollector
What’s the Best Time of the Year to Visit Cape Town?
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A Collection of...
Collections: The Afterlife of the Roman Republic
This week we are taking a look at what ended up being the ‘runner-up’ in the latest ACOUP Senate...
a month ago
This week we are taking a look at what ended up being the ‘runner-up’ in the latest ACOUP Senate poll (we’ll also do the winner, “The Problem with Sci-Fi Body armor” before year’s end, worry not), the “Afterlife of the Roman Republic,” which is to say a look at the continued...
TheCollector
The Infancy Gospel of Thomas & the Childhood of Jesus Christ
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Mehrgarh: One of the Oldest Cities in the Indus Valley
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Variety is the Spice of Ancient Life
a month ago
Variety is the Spice of Ancient Life
History Today Feed
The ‘Experts’ from Afghanistan
The ‘Experts’ from Afghanistan
JamesHoare
Fri, 07/19/2024 - 08:00
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The ‘Experts’ from Afghanistan
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Fri, 07/19/2024 - 08:00
TheCollector
Everything You Need to Know About Marcel Duchamp’s Readymades
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What Was the Warsaw Pact?
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The Red Army Choir: A History of Russian Soft Power
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5 Paintings That Inspired Famous Filmmakers
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Frida Kahlo: 6 Facts About Her Life, Art, & Legacy
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Weekend Roundup
What if Aristotle ran Amazon?
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What if Aristotle ran Amazon?
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A Day in the Life of a Roman Gladiator
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Niko Pirosmani: Get to Know the Tragic Hero of Georgian Art
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4 Key Works by James Joyce You Need to Read
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10 Must-Visit Places Around the World for History Buffs
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Maelgwn Gwynedd: Historical King of the Arthurian Legends
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Wrong Side of...
Who speaks of the Armenians?
Britain is in bed with Putin's friends
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Britain is in bed with Putin's friends
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Jesus In Photos – The Mid-Century Years
Early images of Jesus look not much the Jesus we see today and in the Turin Shroud. Back then he was...
8 months ago
Early images of Jesus look not much the Jesus we see today and in the Turin Shroud. Back then he was bushy haired and youthful, soft-bodied like the Jesus at the Arian Baptistery, hopeful and free. The face was based on the best looking heathen gods. In the Middle Ages, Jesus...
Classical Wisdom
Important Notification
New Cabins *NOW* Available
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New Cabins *NOW* Available
TheCollector
10 Essential Works of Greek Philosophy
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Trying to Understand...
Little People With Agency.
No, not that Agency.
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People of the Twentieth Century: the Ideal German, the Nazi and the Persecuted Jew
“If we can create portraits of subjects that are true, we thereby in effect create a mirror of the...
5 months ago
“If we can create portraits of subjects that are true, we thereby in effect create a mirror of the times.” – August Sander, creator of Menschen des 20 Jahrhunderts (People of The 20th Century) What you see above is a picture of Arnold Katz and Benjamin (Benno) Katz being...
Classical Wisdom
From Caesar's Back to King Tut's Tomb
From Caesar's Back to King Tut's Tomb
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From Caesar's Back to King Tut's Tomb
TheCollector
Les Soixante-Huitards: The French Student Demonstrations of May 1968
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Photos of America’s Most Muscular Bodybuilders – A World of Buttock Make-Up Artists, Sinew and Spray...
The year is young – and your commitment to fitness and that new you for the year has begun to fade....
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The year is young – and your commitment to fitness and that new you for the year has begun to fade. Time then to see what you could become if you persevere with photographer Brian Finke’s series on bodybuilding contests. In Most Muscular, Finke, who started his project when he...
African History...
a brief note on the role of Africans in the early Islamic expansion
an African kingdom in southern Italy.
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an African kingdom in southern Italy.
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How Many U.S. Presidents Served Two Terms in Office?
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The Evolution of Socialism and Its Influence in the US
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Heimdall: Get to Know the Viking Superhero and Guardian of Asgard
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The Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921
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What is Wolfgang Tillmans Most Famous For?
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Third-Party Candidates: The Outsiders in US Elections
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Scientism and Anti-Scientism: What Is the Difference?
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Who Won the Seven Days Battles?
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5 Military Geniuses From History
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‘After the Flying Saucers Came’, ‘Think to New Worlds’ and ‘How to Think Impossibly’ review
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‘After the Flying Saucers Came’, ‘Think to New Worlds’ and ‘How to Think Impossibly’ review
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Who Is the Father of the Beat Generation?
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First Nations of the Canadian Atlantic Provinces: A Brief History
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Pandora’s Box: A Greek Myth about Curiosity (and More)
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‘Spiral Jetty’ Added to National Register of Historic Places
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Who Was Muhyiddin Ibn Arabi?
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Heracles and the Erymanthian Boar: The Hero’s Fourth Labor
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Get to Know Alma Mahler: Composer, Muse, and Scandalous Woman
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Who Was Jack the Ripper? 6 Likely Suspects
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Who Is Kiki Smith?
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What Are the Principal Sources of Emperor Caligula’s Reign?
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A Video Interview with Luis Royo: TheCollector Chats with Fantasy Artist
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Trying to Understand...
France Saves Europe.
Again. In a manner of speaking.
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Again. In a manner of speaking.
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What Is the Didache?
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Plato’s Philebus: What Is False Pleasure?
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A complete history of Madagascar and the island kingdom of Merina.
State and society on Africa's largest island.
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State and society on Africa's largest island.
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Three LA Museums Jointly Acquire Collection of Local Art
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4 Amazing Women From History You’ve Probably Never Heard Of
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Jormungandr: Get to Know the Midgard Serpent
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What Is the Significance of the Carnegie Libraries?
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Top 8 Bronze Age Civilizations (in the Mediterranean and Near East)
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4 Places You Must See in Delhi (If You Love Art & History)
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Aristotle's Poetics
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Front Triennial Canceled Due to Lack of Funding
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Who Won Sherman’s March to the Sea?
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What Is the Significance of Ludwig Wittgenstein’s Philosophical Investigations?
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for December
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
a year ago
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of December. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added a new page: electrical refit, fuel sensor,...
TheCollector
Christie’s Presents Two Latin American Art Sales, Starting Friday
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History Today Feed
The Search for the Historical Buddha
The Search for the Historical Buddha
j.hoare
Wed, 01/17/2024 - 09:39
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The Search for the Historical Buddha
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Wed, 01/17/2024 - 09:39
Classical Wisdom
Celebrate MLK with 'Agape'
How Dr. King was inspired by the Classics...
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How Dr. King was inspired by the Classics...
TheCollector
Christian Ethics vs Secular Ethics: What’s the Difference?
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Dreams of Space -...
A Journey to the Moon: A science fiction poem for children (1954)
An unusual children's book consisting of a long poem about Konstantin Tsiolkovsky and an imaginary...
a year ago
An unusual children's book consisting of a long poem about Konstantin Tsiolkovsky and an imaginary trip to the Moon. It is highly illustrated and worth a look if you have not seen it. It was colored in places in crayon by a child but that sort of adds to the charm of someone who...
TheCollector
5 Unusual Items in Ai Weiwei’s Installations
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Dreams of Space -...
Yuri's Night is April 12th!
Dream About Gagarin (1961)
Celebrating "Yuri's Night." This is the celebration of Yuri...
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Dream About Gagarin (1961)
Celebrating "Yuri's Night." This is the celebration of Yuri Gagarin 1st manned flight into space in Vostok 1, which completed one orbit of Earth on 12 April 1961. So this book is also from 1961 suggesting that children should dream of this...
TheCollector
Is Calligraphy Considered Art?
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How Did the Watergate Scandal Impact Presidential Elections?
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What Were the Religious Beliefs of Hans Holbein the Younger?
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The 10 Most Beloved Urban Parks in the United States
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New York City In Color – Garry Winogrand’s Street Shots
“I photograph to find out what something will look like photographed” – Gary Winogrand In Garry...
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“I photograph to find out what something will look like photographed” – Gary Winogrand In Garry Winogrand: Winogrand Color we look at some of the New York-born photographer’s 45,000 early colour street photographs in 1950s and 1960s America. In 1970 and Winogrand visited the...
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What Is Voguing?
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What to Expect from Art Market Budapest
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History Today Feed
On the Spot: Penelope J. Corfield
On the Spot: Penelope J. Corfield
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Mon, 12/18/2023 - 10:38
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On the Spot: Penelope J. Corfield
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TheCollector
Baroque Obsession: What Was So Innovative About Caravaggio?
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How Did Belgium Become a Country?
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Iroquois Confederacy: A Brief History of Haudenosaunee
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The First Anglo-Burmese War
The First Anglo-Burmese War
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Mon, 02/19/2024 - 00:00
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The First Anglo-Burmese War
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Judith Leyster: The Most Famous Woman of the Dutch Golden Age
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The Meidias Hydria Vase Landed to Greece by The British Museum
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The History of Porto & 21 Amazing Historic Sites You Should Visit
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What Were George Orwell’s Political Beliefs?
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Hunter S Thompson Sets Fire To His Christmas Tree (1990)
“’NO, HUNTER, NO! PLEASE, HUNTER, DON’T DO IT!'” – Hunter S. Thompson’s secretary Deborah Fuller...
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“’NO, HUNTER, NO! PLEASE, HUNTER, DON’T DO IT!'” – Hunter S. Thompson’s secretary Deborah Fuller before the writer torched his Christmas Tree In January 1990, Sam Allis was on assignment for TIME magazine at writer Hunter S. Thompson’s (July 18, 1937 – February 20, 2005) home...
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The Defining Style of the 1930s: What Is Art Deco?
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9 Fascinating Facts About the Eastern Front in WWII
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10 Most Historic Cities to Visit Around the World
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TheCollector
Rijksmuseum Discovers Identity of Couple Painted by Frans Hals
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Medieval Icelandic Feasts
Medieval Icelandic Feasts
j.hoare
Thu, 12/21/2023 - 06:00
a year ago
Medieval Icelandic Feasts
j.hoare
Thu, 12/21/2023 - 06:00
TheCollector
The Harrowing History of the Trail of Tears
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TheCollector
Who Was Henri Cartier Bresson?
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Early Years of Jesus
a year ago
Flashbak
Édouard Manet’s Illustrations of Edgar Allan Poe’s ‘The Raven’, 1875
The French poet and essayist Charles Baudelaire (1821-67) introduced Edgar Allan Poe to French...
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The French poet and essayist Charles Baudelaire (1821-67) introduced Edgar Allan Poe to French readers in 1847. Baudelaire, who saw Poe as a “sacred soul” and something of a kindred spirit, translated many of the American writer’s words into French, including Poe’s poem The...
TheCollector
The Inuit and the Canadian Arctic: A Brief History
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1968 in America: One of the Most Tumultuous Years in US History?
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7 Ancient Greek Temples You Should Know
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Finding The Original Drugstore Cowboy : Los Angeles In 1980
Originally the Columbia Drugstore was next to Gower Gulch at Sunset and Gower, says Meredith...
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Originally the Columbia Drugstore was next to Gower Gulch at Sunset and Gower, says Meredith Jacobson Marciano. In 1980, the coffee shop was closing forever.”The term “drugstore cowboy” came from here to mean a young wannabe whippersnapper who wanted to get into Westerns but...
TheCollector
How Accurate Were the Fight Scenes in Gladiator?
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History Today Feed
‘The House Divided’ by Barnaby Rogerson review
‘The House Divided’ by Barnaby Rogerson review
JamesHoare
Mon, 06/03/2024 - 10:51
6 months ago
‘The House Divided’ by Barnaby Rogerson review
JamesHoare
Mon, 06/03/2024 - 10:51
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Dr Martin Luther King Jr. Was A Trekkie Who Convinced Nichelle Nichols To Stay On The Show
Actress Nichelle Nichols (December 28, 1932 – July 30, 2022) once recalled how Dr. Martin Luther...
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Actress Nichelle Nichols (December 28, 1932 – July 30, 2022) once recalled how Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (January 15, 1929 – April 4, 1968) convinced her to remain on Star Trek after she had decided to leave the series for a starring role on Broadway. In 1966, Star Trek creator...
TheCollector
Why Did the Allies Occupy Germany?
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TheCollector
4 Samurai Swords that Defined an Era
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TheCollector
Philip Marlowe: The Rise & Fall of The Private Detective
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Classical Wisdom
Emotions: Better Out or In?
Can Catharsis Help... or Harm?
7 months ago
Can Catharsis Help... or Harm?
TheCollector
10 Heartbreaking Facts About the Rwandan Genocide
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What Can History and Archaeology Tell Us About the Druids?
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Who Was Marcus Licinius Crassus, and How Did He Die?
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Who Is Satan in the New Testament?
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Open Culture
Watch The Insects’ Christmas from 1913: A Stop Motion Film Starring a Cast of Dead Bugs
Kind Reader, Will you do us the honor of accepting our holiday invitation? Carve five minutes from...
5 days ago
Kind Reader, Will you do us the honor of accepting our holiday invitation? Carve five minutes from your holiday schedule to spend time celebrating The Insects’ Christmas, above. In addition to offering brief respite from the chaos of consumerism and modern expectations, this...
Wrong Side of...
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Wrong Side of History Newsletter #58
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Wrong Side of History Newsletter #58
TheCollector
10 Great London Theaters Worth Visiting
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History Today Feed
How Do Europe’s Cold War Divisions Persist?
How Do Europe’s Cold War Divisions Persist?
JamesHoare
Thu, 08/01/2024 - 07:00
4 months ago
How Do Europe’s Cold War Divisions Persist?
JamesHoare
Thu, 08/01/2024 - 07:00
TheCollector
Istanbul’s Top 7 Historic Gems
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for July 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
4 months ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of July.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added Sitka, and completed route in {us se alaska}.
Left, can now paste binary directly from programs like Nasu.
Hakum, added two drawings to the...
History Today Feed
‘Hitler’s People’ by Richard Evans review
‘Hitler’s People’ by Richard Evans review
JamesHoare
Tue, 08/27/2024 - 09:31
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‘Hitler’s People’ by Richard Evans review
JamesHoare
Tue, 08/27/2024 - 09:31
TheCollector
7 Facts About Mountain Man Jim Bridger
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Dreams of Space -...
Stations in Space: Our Stepping Stones to the Stars (1960)
Just another quick re-run of an older book, enjoy!
Cox, Donald W. Illustrated by Kocher, W. A....
a year ago
Just another quick re-run of an older book, enjoy!
Cox, Donald W. Illustrated by Kocher, W. A. Stations in Space: Our Stepping Stones to the Stars. New York: Holt Rinehart and Winston. (55 p.) 1960.
TheCollector
What Is The Critical Pedagogy Movement?
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TheCollector
10 Must-See Archaeological Sites in the US
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African History...
The intellectual history of East Africa (ca. 900-1950 CE): from the Swahili coast to Buganda to...
The intellectual history of pre-colonial Africa is dominated by studies of the scholarly traditions...
3 weeks ago
The intellectual history of pre-colonial Africa is dominated by studies of the scholarly traditions of Ethiopia, West Africa, and Sudan, where a large corpus of extant manuscripts have been collected from the old scholarly centers of Timbuktu, Djenne, Gondar, and Harar.
TheCollector
Caravaggio: The Scandalous Crimes of a Baroque Artist
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The Julio-Claudians
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TheCollector
10 U.S. Retirement Destinations for History Lovers
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6 of the Largest Cities in the Modern World
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How Did Libyan Migration Influence Egyptian Religion?
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CrimethInc.
Resisting Local Authoritarianism and Multipolar Imperialisms in Georgia : A Deeper Look into the...
On the one-hundred-year anniversary of the uprising in Georgia against Soviet annexation, the...
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On the one-hundred-year anniversary of the uprising in Georgia against Soviet annexation, the struggle for independence from Russian rule remains the chief force driving the popular mobilization that has been growing over the past several months. Yet today’s movement points to a...
TheCollector
KAWS Show Shut Down by Protestors
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History Today Feed
Rehabilitating the East India Company’s Nabobs
Rehabilitating the East India Company’s Nabobs
JamesHoare
Thu, 04/25/2024 - 08:00
8 months ago
Rehabilitating the East India Company’s Nabobs
JamesHoare
Thu, 04/25/2024 - 08:00
Flashbak
Hanging Out With Rock And Pop Stars at The Zenith of Their Careers In The 1980s
Jim Laspesa, musician and rock archivist has shared sharing some photos on his Facebook page that he...
10 months ago
Jim Laspesa, musician and rock archivist has shared sharing some photos on his Facebook page that he first spotted at a swap meet in Pasadena, California. We don’t know who took these photographs of David Bowie backstage, James Brown meeting and greeting the fans and many other...
History Today Feed
Saint Nicholas Becomes a Myth
Saint Nicholas Becomes a Myth
j.hoare
Wed, 12/06/2023 - 10:52
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Saint Nicholas Becomes a Myth
j.hoare
Wed, 12/06/2023 - 10:52
TheCollector
10 Interesting Propaganda Posters from Russia’s Civil War
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TheCollector
Non-alignment: A Third Foreign Policy Option During the Cold War?
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TheCollector
What Is Original Sin for St Augustine?
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TheCollector
Mary Queen of Scots: Biography & Facts
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TheCollector
5 Iconic Quotes by the Duke of Wellington
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Which Insects Have Humans Domesticated Throughout History?
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10 Historic Sites to Visit in Los Angeles
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TheCollector
Has the Christian Bible Been Corrupted?
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Free Will Vs Determinism
2 months ago
TheCollector
Was Roy Lichtenstein an Innovator or a Copycat?
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Classical Wisdom
What is the “Mind”?
And How Do We Learn?
a year ago
TheCollector
The Truth and Reconciliation Commission: Moving Past Apartheid?
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TheCollector
Edward Hopper & Josephine Nivison: The Troubled Artistic Union
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Weekend Roundup
Sacred Flames and Divine Philosophers
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Sacred Flames and Divine Philosophers
History Today Feed
Maria Graham and the Valparaíso Earthquake
Maria Graham and the Valparaíso Earthquake
j.hoare
Mon, 01/15/2024 - 11:12
11 months ago
Maria Graham and the Valparaíso Earthquake
j.hoare
Mon, 01/15/2024 - 11:12
TheCollector
What Is the Role of First Ladies in US Elections?
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TheCollector
World’s Largest Banksy Exhibition to Reopen in London
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TheCollector
Art Basel Renames and Relocates Third Edition of Paris Show
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Dreams of Space -...
Rockets - The Magazine of Space Flight (May 1947)
Continuing with my post from last week, some excerpts from the May 1947 issue of Rockets - The...
over a year ago
Continuing with my post from last week, some excerpts from the May 1947 issue of Rockets - The Magazine of Space Flight.
TheCollector
Get to Know the Nazca People and the Mysterious Nazca Lines
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TheCollector
Was He Really “The Great Emancipator”? A Look at Lincoln’s Presidency
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TheCollector
Who Are the Four Presidents Depicted on Mount Rushmore?
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Flashbak
Katsushika Hokusai: Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji
Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji by Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849) features the fabulous painting...
2 months ago
Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji by Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849) features the fabulous painting Under the Wave off Kanagawa, better known as the Great Wave. First published for the New Year of 1831, the ukiyo-e series of large, colour woodblock prints was, due its immense...
Trying to Understand...
A Short Service Announcement.
From this week, and on an experimental basis, I’m enabling paid subscriptions for those who may be...
a year ago
From this week, and on an experimental basis, I’m enabling paid subscriptions for those who may be interested. The essays themselves will continue to be entirely free, and I don’t have plans to produce subscriber-only material. I’ve also set up a Buy Me a Coffee cup.
TheCollector
Women in the Celtic World: Everything You Should Know
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Who Was Louise Bourgeois? 7 Facts About the Surrealist Artist
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History Today Feed
‘One Fine Day’ and ‘Imperial Island’ review
‘One Fine Day’ and ‘Imperial Island’ review
j.hoare
Tue, 12/05/2023 - 11:12
a year ago
‘One Fine Day’ and ‘Imperial Island’ review
j.hoare
Tue, 12/05/2023 - 11:12
TheCollector
Why Does the UK Celebrate Guy Fawkes Night?
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Dreams of Space -...
Out of This World (1953)
Happy Friday the 13th (in October too). Don't worry, you have gotten really lucky today.
Out of...
a year ago
Happy Friday the 13th (in October too). Don't worry, you have gotten really lucky today.
Out of this World was one of my favorite "discoveries" when I first started collecting these books. It is a massive 160 pages of games, jokes, riddles, and space facts. I last blogged about...
African History...
The ancient city of Meroe: the capital of Kush (ca. 950 BC-350 CE)
Journal of African cities: chapter 15
2 months ago
Journal of African cities: chapter 15
Classical Wisdom
Oops! I did it again...
Getting our events straight...
a year ago
Getting our events straight...
TheCollector
Cairo Widens Access to Famous Saladin Citadel
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TheCollector
The Origins of the Republican Party: A Comprehensive Guide
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Tolkien and Plato
a year ago
TheCollector
What Role Did Women Play in World War II?
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TheCollector
Who Were the Kuomintang?
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Rijksmuseum Begins Restoration of Rembrandt’s ‘The Night Watch’
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5 Creatures from Slavic Mythology Represented in Art
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Saul Leiter In Colour And Before – Photographs from A Centenary Special
Photographer Saul Leiter (1923 – 2013) is remembered in Saul Leiter: The Centennial Retrospective,...
6 months ago
Photographer Saul Leiter (1923 – 2013) is remembered in Saul Leiter: The Centennial Retrospective, a monograph from Thames and Hudson. The books features many of Leiter’s most gorgeous pictures, not least of all the street photograph above of a woman sat at a cafe in Paris in...
History Today Feed
‘Catherine de’ Medici’ by Mary Hollingsworth review
‘Catherine de’ Medici’ by Mary Hollingsworth review
JamesHoare
Tue, 09/10/2024 - 00:00
3 months ago
‘Catherine de’ Medici’ by Mary Hollingsworth review
JamesHoare
Tue, 09/10/2024 - 00:00
TheCollector
When Did Vincent van Gogh Start Painting?
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Who Was Mithridates the Great?
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Volcanoes on Tour: Recreating Vesuvius
Volcanoes on Tour: Recreating Vesuvius
j.hoare
Fri, 11/24/2023 - 10:14
a year ago
Volcanoes on Tour: Recreating Vesuvius
j.hoare
Fri, 11/24/2023 - 10:14
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for May
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
over a year ago
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of May. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Noodle, released Uxn version. Improved UX to resize the canvas and...
TheCollector
7 Historical Places to Visit in Wiltshire
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The Dallas Art Fair Decides on 2024 Exhibitions
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Capoeira’s Incredible Roots: Brazil’s Unique Art Form
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Paris Announces Notre Dame Reopening Plus Potential Entry Fee
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How to Rescue the Reputation of the Nasty Normans
How to Rescue the Reputation of the Nasty Normans
JamesHoare
Mon, 09/09/2024 - 00:00
3 months ago
How to Rescue the Reputation of the Nasty Normans
JamesHoare
Mon, 09/09/2024 - 00:00
Trying to Understand...
No Left Turn
Workers and Peasants we are not.
4 months ago
Workers and Peasants we are not.
TheCollector
Was Flavius Aetius “Last of the Romans”?
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TheCollector
How Did Bob Dylan Win the Nobel Prize in Literature?
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TheCollector
Two ‘Great Wave’ Prints Fetch Over $800,000 Each
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TheCollector
Is Ancient Greece Really the Cradle of Western Civilization?
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Against Liberalism: What is Communitarianism?
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Utagawa Hiroshige: 10 Works From the Last Great Master of Ukiyo-e
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Was Saint Augustine the First Philosopher of History?
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9 Historical Places to Visit in Dorset
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What Are the Origins of Santa Claus?
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The History of Method Acting in Hollywood in 8 Lessons
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6 (In)Famous Gunslingers of the Wild West
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Lisa Schiff Art Collection Could Hit the Auction Block
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a year ago
Trying to Understand...
War Is Complicated.
And not just the fighting bit.
a year ago
And not just the fighting bit.
TheCollector
The Most Dramatic Operation to Recover Looted Native American Art
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TheCollector
Ancient Jerusalem: From the Bronze Age to the Roman Era
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a year ago
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Sacred Objects & Places in the Inca World: Interview With Dr. Cummins
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Who Are the Most Important Christian Figures After the Bible?
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a year ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for March 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
8 months ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of March.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added chainplates, knots, washing dishes, receiving mail, updated our notes on diy carbonation system, and refrigeration.
Uxn, added 2 new commands...
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The Metaphysics of Stoicism: 3 Key Tenets
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Get to Know Audrey Flack, Icon of Photorealism
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7 months ago
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Shays’ Rebellion Explained: A New Governing System for the New US
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11 months ago
TheCollector
What Are the Seven Wonders of the Natural World?
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A Brief History of Money Throughout World History
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9 months ago
History Today Feed
Why is Constitutional History Back in Fashion?
Why is Constitutional History Back in Fashion?
JamesHoare
Tue, 07/30/2024 - 10:41
4 months ago
Why is Constitutional History Back in Fashion?
JamesHoare
Tue, 07/30/2024 - 10:41
TheCollector
The US Museum Directors Salary Data
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TheCollector
Marxism And Literature: 3 Key Ideas
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